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Legislative Council approves $10,000 amendment for outside counsel on Janus litigation
Summary
The council approved Amendment No. 1 to an existing outside counsel contract to add $10,000 — bringing the contract total to $110,000 — to cover final Superior Court expenses in the Janus litigation; transcript does not specify contractor name.
The Alaska Legislative Council approved on Feb. 12 a $10,000 amendment to an existing legal-services contract related to the Janus litigation, increasing the contract’s total to $110,000 to cover final costs at the Superior Court level.
Megan Wallace, chief counsel for Legislative Legal Services, told the council the additional funds are intended to cover remaining work at the Anchorage Superior Court, where cross motions for summary judgment had been fully briefed and oral argument was scheduled the following day. Wallace said the requested $10,000 should cover costs through the Superior Court stage.
The transcript identifies the request as an amendment to an existing legal-services contract the council previously approved for representation in the Janus litigation, but it does not provide a clear or verified contractor name in the record. The council approved the additional funding by unanimous consent after discussion and the appearance of Legal Services counsel on the phone.
The action reflects the council’s authorization to ensure outside counsel is funded through the current phase of litigation; the transcript records no separate roll-call vote or tally.
